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Dominican sister says Sheen beatification is a gift for the Church
Dominican Sister Jude Andrew Link says the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen offers Catholics an opportunity to deepen their relationship with Christ.
The ceremony to declare Sheen blessed was scheduled for 2 p.m. CT on Sept. 24 at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. This formal declaration brings the pioneering television evangelist one step closer to sainthood. Link, the programming director for the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation and a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, noted that the event follows a nine day novena of Holy Hours in Peoria, Illinois. The broader celebration includes thanksgiving Masses and the Sheen Awards Gala.
Link described Sheen as a man who knew Christ through study, the liturgy, the Eucharist, and prayer. She noted that Sheen understood his identity as a child of God and a priest called to offer his life in union with the sacrifice of Christ. Sheen was one of the most influential American Church figures of the 20th century and previously met with Pope John Paul II in 1979.
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